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Message: <blockquote data-quote="riored4v" data-source="post: 1439172" data-attributes="member: 20669">Front timing cover is all sealed back up.  New vacuum lines ran for under the intake and from the inside the fender.  The nuts I ordered for the header studs were the wrong thread pitch so my new ones should get here today and then that will finally be done too.  In the process of installing the Vortech, the 8rib setup and SVE radiator with factory fan wasn't fitting.  The pulley was hitting the fan.  For the time being I've swapped back to a factory radiator (Spectra) from Summit.  I'm hoping this will be enough to support the setup, I've heard mixed results.  Rather than cutting up the factory coolant tubes I decided to make my own.  I think it looks a bit cleaner.  <a href="https://flic.kr/p/29ggg76" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1805/43492271621_03544d4045_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/29ggg76" target="_blank">2018-07-18_11-52-27</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/31642290@N08/" target="_blank">riored4v</a>, on Flickr<a href="https://flic.kr/p/29bZRsY" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1766/43443999432_e3444b9295_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/29bZRsY" target="_blank">20180717_182051</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/31642290@N08/" target="_blank">riored4v</a>, on FlickrHad some issues getting the pan tapped for the AN fitting.  First fitting I installed had all the threads pulled off when I threaded it in.  I bought a new AN fitting along with a brass one to test with.  I was hoping I could clean up the threads a little with the brass and it seemed to work.  Brass one went in fine so I pulled it out and tossed in the AN fitting and it's ready for some oil.  Hoping tonight I can wrap up the exhaust nuts and smog equipment and then move on to mounting the head unit.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/KzKfac" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1801/28605222837_6c6b8d3602_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/KzKfac" target="_blank">20180717_181938</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/31642290@N08/" target="_blank">riored4v</a>, on Flickr</blockquote>